Abreu, pinch hitting for reliever Jonathan Broxton (3-2) with
two outs, took a 1-1 changeup from Arizona reliever Doug Slaten
(3-1) over the fence in left for his first major league home
run, sending Los Angeles to their sixth win in seven tries
against the Diamondbacks.

"The home run was good for me, I feel good for the team that I
was able to help them win and good for my bosses to see that I
am ready for anything," Abreu said through an interpreter.
"They see that I am prepared for anything they want me to do and
they understand that whatever they want me to do, I will."

"When it left my hand I knew that I didn't throw a very good
one," Slaten said. "I left it over the plate. It was up right
there on a tee for him. I am just not locating my pitches
against righties."

Broxton allowed one hit over two frames to get the decision
before turning it over to closer Takashi Saito, who set down
Arizona in order in the 10th, notching his 21st save in 22
opportunities.

With his 45th save in 48 career chances, Saito broke a major
league record held by former Dodgers closer Eric Gagne, who
nailed down 44 of his first 48 save opportunities.

"Just to be mentioned in the same breath as Eric Gagne and to be
compared to him is really unbelievable," Saito said through an
interpreter. "He is such a great pitcher. I am very honored.
The record is not a record that I set alone, it is the staff's,
from everyone who has helped me this year and last year. It is
the work of a lot of people."

Loney added three hits, including a two-run homer, and finished
with three RBI. The Dodgers' new starting first baseman is
hitting .579 (11-for-19) with two homers and seven RBI over his
last five contests, all of which have been on the road.

"I have been hitting them at the right spots," Loney said. "On
the home run, I had it in the back of my mind that he would
throw a fastball. Whenever you get the opportunity to play, you
want to cash in on it. I just want to play as hard as I can
and show them what I can do."

Los Angeles and Arizona each recovered from sub-par starting
pitching, as the Dodgers' Chad Billingsley and Diamondbacks'
Edgar Gonzalez each surrendered five runs over four innings.
Both bullpens shut out the opposition from the fifth inning on
until Abreu connected on his go-ahead hit.

"The way that ball was traveling early in the ballgame, it is
good to come out here with a win," Dodger manager Grady Little
said. "In the course of the game, someone is going to have a
chance to contribute. You need 25 people to win a game. Today,
we needed four or five pitchers, three or four pinch hitters
and the starters."

The Diamondbacks did not place a runner into scoring position
once Billingsley left the contest, whereas the Dodgers were able
to reach second three times against Arizona's relievers.

Mark Reynolds blasted his first homer in the month of June for
the Diamondbacks, who fell to 3-4 in extra-inning contests this
season. Eric Byrnes added his seventh career leadoff home run
and rookie Chris Young hit his 11th blast of the season.

"We haven't played well against them," Diamondbacks manager Bob
Melvin said. "This game could have gone either way tonight so I
don't think it gets in your head, but tomorrow is a big game
for us."

NLAT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATESOLO HOME RUN BY CHRIS YOUNG (11) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 0 OUT IN THE 2ND OFF CHAD BILLINGSLEY.CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 2, ARIZONA 3DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: M MONTERO (.226, 4 HR, 19 RBI)

NLAT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATETWO-RUN HOME RUN BY JAMES LONEY (3) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 1 OUT IN THE 2ND OFF EDGAR GONZALEZ SCORED LUIS GONZALEZ.CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 2, ARIZONA 2DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: A ETHIER (.276, 6 HR, 30 RBI)